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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, the first great English dictionary and one of the most famous books in the English language, appeared in April 1755. To commemorate the 250th anniversary, this volume brings together fourteen original essays by international scholars representing several disciplines: literature, lexicology, linguistics and bibliography. The essays explore familiar and unfamiliar aspects of Johnson's masterpiece, ranging from the history of patronage to the book's typographical design, from the political background to the treatment of compound words. Challenging the myths surrounding the book and offering the most comprehensive and wide-ranging study of the Dictionary ever attempted, these essays present fresh scholarship on the Dictionary and open up novel perspectives and directions for future research.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Anniversary Essays on Johnson's Dictionary
• Author: Jack LynchAnne McDermott
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 260
• EAN: 9780521848442
• ISBN: 052184844X
• ID: 02046876
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 556 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. April 2005

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